PRINTER'S NO. 2973
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2033
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY WHEATLEY, FEBRUARY 2, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 2, 2018
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for
occupational limited license.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1553(d)(10) of Title 75 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is
amended by adding a subsection to read:
ยง 1553. Occupational limited license.
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(d) Unauthorized issuance.--The department shall prohibit
issuance of an occupational limited license to:
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(10) (i) Except as provided under subparagraph (ii) or
subsection (d.4), any person whose operating privilege
has been suspended pursuant to [either former section
13(m) of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64),
known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and
Cosmetic Act, or] section 1532(c) (relating to suspension
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of operating privilege) unless the suspension imposed has
been fully served.
(ii) Subparagraph (i) shall not apply to a person
whose:
(A) operating privilege has been suspended
pursuant to [either:
(I) former section 13(m) of The Controlled
Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act; or
(II)] section 1532(c) for a conviction of
any offense involving the possession, sale,
delivery, offering for sale, holding for sale or
giving away of any controlled substance under the
laws of the United States, this Commonwealth or
any other state; and
(B) record of conviction, adjudication of
delinquency or a granting of a consent decree was not
sent to the department within the time period
required under section 6323(1) (relating to reports
by courts).
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(d.4) Adjudication eligibility.--The following individuals
shall be eligible for an occupational limited license only if
the individual has served 60 days of the suspension imposed for
the offense:
(1) An individual who has been convicted of an offense
under section 3802 and does not have a prior offense as
defined in section 3806(a) (relating to prior offenses).
(2) An individual whose operating privilege has been
suspended under section 1532(c) for a conviction of an
offense involving the possession, sale, delivery, offering
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for sale, holding for sale or giving away of a controlled
substance under the laws of the United States, this
Commonwealth or another state and does not have a prior
offense. For purposes of this paragraph, a conviction under
Federal or State law relating to a controlled substance or
other drug shall constitute a prior offense if it related to
the type of conduct against which a subsequent offense is
directed.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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